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leak

Definition

  • noun: a hole in a surface that lets something (such as a liquid or gas) pass in or out
  • noun: a crack or hole that usually by mistake admits or lets escape
  • verb: to let something (such as a liquid or gas) in or out through a hole in a surface
  • verb: to enter or escape through an opening usually by a fault or mistake
  • used especially in the phrase 'take a leak'
  • synonyms: leaky, escape, extravasate

Examples

  • When a reporter revealed classified information, the source of the 'leak' was investigated.

  • One of the car's tires has a 'slow leak'. [=a small hole through which air escapes slowly]

  • Security is high because of a fear of 'leaks' before negotiations have been finished.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) We don't have to outrun them long, just long enough. Lighten the ship, stem to stern! Anything we can afford to lose, see that it's lost. Apparently, there's a leak. Haul on the main brace! Make ready the guns! And run out the sweeps. - Pull! - Ho! (..)
    2003 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl